Entomologia, ornitologia e herpetologia: pesquisas atuais
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Threat to Sea Snakes from Bycatch through Imperilled Fishing Nets Utilization, Report on Rescue of Sea Snakes from by Catch at Kundi, Gujarat

Aadit Patel, Aurobindo Samal*, Jyoti Shankar Sahu, Barnava Pattnaik, Shreya Pandey

Marine debris such as nets poses serious consequences for wildlife, habitat and human safety. Threats to the persistence of species are typically mitigated through costly and time consuming retrieval strategic planning that is incorporated only after the species is on the brink of extinction. A constructive and take a holistic approach is needed to minimize overall threats and avoid risk to species that are not yet endangered. Nets pose a major risk to aquatic biota because they entrap creatures for as long as they are present in the environment. Numerous aquatic species have been known to be affected and/or killed by plastic debris, which could adversely impact their survival, especially since many are already threatened by other forms of anthropogenic activity. Attention to marine biodiversity is also urgently required if a stable relationship between humans and the sea is to be maintained.